Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Gambia or Israel?

Israel, at 0.511 against 0.486 in Gambia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Israel?

98 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia vs Israel: Deliberative Democracy Index

Gambia

0.486

in 2025

Israel

0.511

in 2025

Gambia rank

55th

Israel rank

52nd

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

Gambia
Israel

How they compare

Israel currently reports 0.511 against 0.486 in Gambia, a difference of 0.025.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 98 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 55th and Israel ranks 52nd of 175 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Israel in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Israel	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.06	0.0117	0.0483	Gambia
1910s	0.06	0.0321	0.0279	Gambia
1940s	0.081	0.28	0.199	Israel
1950s	0.0807	0.3684	0.2877	Israel
1960s	0.1508	0.4195	0.2687	Israel
1970s	0.2412	0.5121	0.2709	Israel
1980s	0.2354	0.5954	0.36	Israel
1990s	0.1404	0.626	0.4856	Israel
2000s	0.0766	0.6221	0.5455	Israel
2010s	0.1694	0.5919	0.4225	Israel
2020s	0.4463	0.568	0.1217	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Gambia or Israel?: Israel, at 0.511 against 0.486 in Gambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Gambia and Israel?: 0.025, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Israel?: 98 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Gambia and Israel rank globally for deliberative democracy index?: Gambia ranks 55th and Israel ranks 52nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deliberative Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.